David Olusoga is calling on schools to teach more about the histories of the other nations of the UK in his new BBC show, Union.
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The medieval is part of the mosaic of modern Australia. Our nation’s heritage on this island continent is full of it: in aesthetics, institutions, laws, languages, identities, moralities.
In my research, I try to uncover the cultural significance of the placenta and afterbirth in premodern Europe to help us better understand the social and medical history of this important organ.
Replica of a painting from the Chauvet cave in the Anthropos Museum, Brno.
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Truth-telling between First Nations and non-Indigenous people is a vital step in recognising past colonial wrongdoing. And research has found it is also a step towards self-determination and healing.
Iconic California from a 1920s orange box label.
Covina Citrus Industry Photographs
From semitropical playgrounds to life-endangering climate risks: Going back over a century, California’s and Florida’s growth has been predicated on climate – and promises of the good life.
Cholera, Le Petite Journal (1912).
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No matter how much we believe our knowledge and our technological capabilities have evolved, pandemics prove we are still at the mercy of the natural world.
In the 19th century, it was impossible to get a London paper to distant towns or cities by breakfast. This gave local newspapers an advantage in distribution.
Interned Japanese having lunch at their camp at Woolenook Bend, South Australia, 1944.
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There was no one type of slavery in ‘biblical’ or ‘ancient’ societies, given how varied they were. But much of what historians know about slavery during those eras is horrific.
Illustration of the graves by Mirosław Kuźma.
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The findings suggest that the depth of the relationships Viking-age people had with animals have been dramatically underrepresented.
The use of the letter x as a mathematical unknown is a relatively modern convention. Algebra has been around for a lot longer.
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